Shipping container



Apr. 24, 1923.

W. TRIBBLE SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed June 22 1922 avwawi'oz Ill FF/BBLI wane w flaw Patented Apr. 24-51923.

ir MTE S PATENT orrica Liaise LWALTER TRIBBLE or OAKLAND, cALrronniat SH'IPPING CONTAI ER.

Application filed June 22, 1922. Serial No. 570,131. a

To all whom it mag comm, I

.Be it known that LTVALTER 'FRIBBLIQIL citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, .in the county v"of Alameda and,

State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping Containers, of; which thetollowing 1s" a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. p

Thrsanventwn relates generally to re ceptacles, but particularly to storing or ship;

ping containers and the like.

[xThe invention has been designed in order to provide a shipping container such as an egg crate with an improved lid construe;

tion in which thelid proper may be securely held in place upon 7 the receptacle body when desiredand so that it can be quickly and easily 'unfastened from the receptacle body and entirely removed there- 1 from.

The improved lid construction is ofvery simple and durable mechanical construction,eand the noveltytherein resides in the unique combination} and arrangement of parts and the various details of construction, hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated iii-the accompanying draw-' In the accompanying drawings in which a practical embodiment of theinvention is illustrated and throughout which similar reference numeralsare used to designate corresponding parts, the numeral 1 represents a box-like receptacle,iwhich may be an egg,

vegetable'or other storing or shipping crate.

One end of the receptacle 1 carries an upstanding loop 2, which is preferably in V the form of an inverted U-sha'ped rod or wire having eyes at its free ends, these eyes being designed to receive" screws or other suitable securingelements for fastening the loop to the inner surface of one end of the receptacle 1. l v

The upper edge of the other end of the receptacle 1 is'provided with a notch a, and in the bottom of this notch 4 is a socket lid 8 with respect to the receptacle 1.

5. The purposesof these inafter' described.-

Secured to the last mentioned end of the receptacle 1 by means of screws or other separts will be herecuring elements is. a plate 6, which carries a turnably mounted hook 7' adapted'to, eX-

tend upwardly when inone position and to extend downwardly when in another position.

The lid of the receptacle 1' designated by i the numeral 8 consists of a flat board-like member of a shape andsize to correspond with the upper open side of the receptacle 1.

The lid 8 is preferablyprovided withtransversely extending cleats 9 and 10. These cleats 9 and 10 are disposed upon theupper side of the lid 8 and are spaced short'dis tances from the ends thereof. A

7 One end of the'lid 8 is provided with a pair of notches 11, which form between them a tongue 12. The notches 11' are spaced apart the same distance as the upright portions ofthe rod or wire which I forms-the loop 2, so thatthe notches will;

receive the upright portions ofthe loop and the latter will receive the tongue 12.

Secured tothe other end ofthelid 8, preferably to its lower'side, is the attaching leaf of ahingedhasp 13. This is placed so that the attaching leafofthe hasp 13 will fit within the notch 4 disposedin one end of the receptacle 1, and so that the swinging leaf of the hasp will swing over the hook 7 I when the-latter is in its upwardly projectingposition in order that itfmay'extend through the openingo inthe hasp and can be turned so as to project downwardly to prevent the swingingdeaf oflthe hasp from heingdisengagedfrom the hook,

In order to-prevent longitudinal shifting of the lid 8 with respect to the receptacle 1. thelid is provided with a projection 14:, which is engageable with the socket 5 formed in the bottom of the'notchfa cut in the rev ceptacle 1. Of'c'ourse, when the hook 7 is in looking engagement with swinging leaf of the hasp 13, very little longitudinal shifting of the lid with respect to the receptacle 1 tion 15 has been provided to constitute a means independent of the hook 7 and hasp 13 to prevent longitudinal shifting of the From the foregoing it will be seen that the lid Sis detachable as awhole from the may take place, but nevertheless, the 'projec- 1 receptacle 1, and that it can bevery quickly and easily attached and fastened on to the I receptacle and just as easily and quickly unfastened and removed therefrom. It will also be seen that in order to place the lid 8 upon the receptacle 1 and lock it in place it is only necessary to place the lid upon the open side of the receptacle and move it longitudinally with respect to the latter so that the tongue 12 will be inserted in the loop 2 and so that the projection 15 will be inserted into the socket 5. When in this position the horizontal portion of the loop 2 will bear against the ends of the notches 11 and the ,cleat 9 and prevent longitudinal shifting of the lid 8 with respect to the receptacle in one direction, whilethe projection 15 fitting in the socket 5 will prevent longitudinal shifting of the lid 8 with respect to the re ceptacle in both directions. After the parts have been assembled in this manner the swinging leaf of the hasp 18 may be swung downwardly sothat the hook 7 may when in upwardly extending position pass through the opening 14 and then be turned so as to project downwardly and thereby lock the lid in place.

The invention as will be seen isof extremely simple and inexpensive construction and yet it is strong and durable.

i It is to be understood, that such changes in form, proportion, and in the minordetails of construction, which may be madewithout departing from the spirit and principle of the invention maybe made within the meaning and scope of the appended claims Iclaim: 1

l. A shipping container or the like comprising a box-like receptacle, a lid therefore, an upstanding'loop carried by one end of said receptacle, a tongue projecting longitudinally from one end of said lid and adapted to be inserted through said loop for detachably fastening one end of said lid to said receptacle, and means for releasably fastenend ing the other end of said lid to the other of said receptacle. J

2'. ,A shipping container-or the like com prising a box-like receptacle, a lid therefor, an upstanding loop carried by one end of said receptacle, a, tongue projecting longitudinally from one end of said lid and adapted to be inserted through said loop for detachably fastening one end of said lid to forming between them a tongue adapted to be inserted through said loop for detachably fastening one end of said lid to said receptacle, and ,lnterengaging means carried by the otherend of said receptacle and the other end of said lid for detachably fasten ing said other end of said lid to said other end of said receptacle.

4;. A shipping container or the like comprising a box-like receptacle, a lid therefor,

means carried by one end of the receptacle for receiving and detachably fastening one end of said lid thereto, interengaging means carried by the other end of said receptacle and the other end of said lid for detachably fastening said other end of said lid to said other end of said receptacle, said other end of said receptacle being provided a socket and'a projection carried bv said other end ofsaid lid and being-engageable with said socket to maintain the first mentioned end of said lid in engagement with the first mentioned means independently of the last mentioned means. j

5. A shipping container orthe like coon prising a box-like receptacle, a lid therefor,

an upstanding loop carried by one end or saidreceptacle, a tongue projecting longitudinally from one end of the lid and adapt ed to be inserted through said loop to hold said end of the lid against upward movement, and'means for releasably connecting the other end portion of said cover with the other end of said receptacle to releasably hold the said end of the cover against upward 'movement, said means including means for holding the cover against longitudinal movement in a direction to move said tongue out of said loop when in an opera tive position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature;

WALTER TRIBBLE. 

